Pariente's fork-marked lemur

Pariente's fork-marked lemur (Phaner parienti), or the Sambirano fork-marked lemur, is a species of lemur endemic to the Sambirano region of north-western Madagascar. This lemur has light brown to gray upperparts, a prominent facial fork and dorsal stripe that runs from the tail's tip to the point where it splits on the lemur's head to rejoin at the nose, and a white-tipped tail. It is found in lowland and mid-altitude humid forests and is nocturnal. It is an omnivore, eating tree gum, sap, bud exudes, insects and larvae. It sleeps in nests that have been abandoned by other lemurs, particularly Coquerel's giant mouse lemur. This species is relatively unknown, though it is threatened by habitat destruction. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Masoala fork-marked lemur (Phaner furcifer).^[4] It is listed on CITES Appendix I.^[2]

Pariente's fork-marked lemur
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Cheirogaleidae
Genus:	Phaner
Species:	P. parienti
Binomial name
Phaner parienti Groves & Tattersall, 1991[3]
Pariente's fork-crowned lemur range[1]

References

1. Louis, E.E.; Mittermeier, R.A.; Randrianambinina, B.; Randriatahina, G.; Rasoloharijaona, S.; Wilmet, L.; Ratsimbazafy, J.; Volampeno, S.; Zaonarivelo, J. (2020). "Phaner parienti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T16873A115570887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T16873A115570887.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
3. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 114. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
4. Garbutt, Nick (1999). Mammals of Madagascar. New Haven: Yale Press.